For those of you who don't know..Samhain is NOT Satan's birthday, no matter what you were told as a child. We won't get into the "how can I worship or celebrate a being who was created by a religion started AFTER mine had been in existence for several centuries" conversation now, but there will be no ice cream cake or Jesus pinata today. The day is, however, the Wiccan (or similar nature path) new year. A time when we celebrate those who have gone before us, seek their guidance and wisdom, and prepare for the coming winter and the year ahead. It is also a time to shed the baggage of the past year, and begin healing and cleansing. Moving on.


So, a new year turns this week. A lot has happened in the last year, and there has already been a lot foretold for the coming year. Mainly, decisions and challenges. At Mabon we learned of these decisions. The advice I was given was to follow my heart, not lose my head, and be prepared for any decision I make to be at a cost. I was given hope, however, that I will not be abandoned to make these decisions on my own, but I will have the responsibility to make them. At Samhain last weekend I was told by someone who has passed on before me not to make the same mistakes she did. With my current health situation and the coming challenges ahead, this is a rather significant piece of advice. But what of the second visitor. She was voiceless, but she was inspiring. The embodiment (or disembodiment as it were) of my spirit guide? I will not be alone. She looked into my eyes and I knew things...things I don't even fully understand myself yet. A couple spreads later I had both hope and the promise that things may get worse, but they will also get better...That I don't have all the information yet to make my decisions...That if I keep my faith and courage with me, I will pull through this.

Winter comes, and with it a time of preparing for the spring, of planning, of introspection. I was told to plant my seeds in winter instead of spring. I just need to figure out what those seeds are.

But first! A celebration! A new year coming, a holiday season approaching, a party tonight, and I get to go to my classes and a larger Samhain ritual tomorrow! This makes me a very happy witch.

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